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LOT 0578
Cypriot Terracotta Idol Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 4 7/8 in. (581 grams total, 7.7-12.3 cm).
Including female bodies and body parts, some mounted. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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